![]() ![]() Not only is this good for your golf swing, but it's good for your back, as well. When you bend from your hips, your spine tilts, but it doesn't curve. Your body is designed to bend forward from the hips rather than from the waist. The good news is that, like many swing errors, you can correct this with the right setup fundamentals ― in this case, good golf posture. You also tend to slide your hips too much laterally, a motion that robs you of power and can hurt your back. The problem is that when you bend from your waist, you hunch your back and lock your hip joints, and this restricts your hip turn. Of course, you can slow this process down and even regain suppleness through exercise, but in the meantime, your loss of flexibility is made even worse by bending incorrectly from the waist. ![]() Unlike strength, which diminishes gradually over time, loss of flexibility tends to accelerate rapidly. They say the eyes are the first thing to go, but what matters more to your golf swing as you age is the loss of flexibility, especially if you play only once a week. ![]()
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